| Silurichthys | |
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| Silurichthys schneideri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Silurichthys Bleeker, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Silurus phaiosoma Bleeker, 1851 |
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| Species | |
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Silurichthys is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Siluridae. It includes eight species.[1][2]
Some Silurichthys species are economically important as aquarium fishes, and many are useful biological indicators of the health of freshwater or peat swamp forests.[2]
In Silurichthys species, the eyes are small and under the skin.[2] It is likely sexual dimorphism is present in all species, based on species where there enough specimens available. Mature males of all species have a broad and somewhat flattened pectoral fin spine with "serrae" (saw-like teeth); in females and juveniles, the spine is slender and has no spines.[2]